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Outer Continental Shelf

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019950

1. All submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters as defined in 43 U.S.C. 1331, and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control.

2. Meaning provided by section 2 of the OCSLA (43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq.).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019950
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
AbbreviationOCS
References40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2016); 40 CFR 55.2 (CFR 2016)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019950",
  "term": "Outer Continental Shelf",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. All submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters as defined in 43 U.S.C. 1331, and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control.\n\n2. Meaning provided by section 2 of the OCSLA (43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq.).",
  "abbreviation": "OCS",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2016)",
    "40 CFR 55.2 (CFR 2016)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/outer-continental-shelf/"
}

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